Dragonair’s operations affected by Typhoon Trami

Dragonair today (21 August) announced that the following flights to and from Taipei, Xiamen and Fuzhou on Thursday (22 August) have been cancelled in view of the forecast impact of Typhoon Trami.

Flights to and from Eastern China are also subject to consolidation, depending on the air traffic flow control situation.

For Taiwan, the airline plans to operate its flights to Taichung and Kaohsiung as scheduled but they are subject to delay and cancellation as the situation may change rapidly.

Passengers are advised to check the latest flight information on the airline’s website before departing for the airport.

Details of the flights cancelled are as follows:

Flight No.

Route

Scheduled Departure Time

KA489

From Taipei to Hong Kong

8:00 am on 22 August

KA617

From Xiamen to Hong Kong

7:40 am on 22 August

KA660

From Hong Kong to Fuzhou

8:50 am on 22 August

KA661

From Fuzhou to Hong Kong

11:20 am on 22 August

Passengers without confirmed bookings are advised not to go to the airport. Dragonair will assist with alternative arrangements for affected passengers.

Passengers are encouraged to defer non-essential travel to Taipei on Wednesday and Thursday. The airline will waive all rebooking and rerouting charges for Dragonair tickets issued worldwide on or before 20 August 2013 for travel on Dragonair with confirmed bookings involving Taipei between 21 and 22 August 2013. Details are available at www.dragonair.com

To ensure customers receive the latest flight status updates via SMS or email, they are advised to update their contact details in Manage My Booking at www.dragonair.com.

The airline will continue to monitor the situation closely and will issue further updates should there be any changes to the flight schedule.